diff --git a/OpenRA.Server/Server.cs b/OpenRA.Server/Server.cs
index 45983d2f0a..3b47febc5c 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Server/Server.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Server/Server.cs
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 					};
 
 					DispatchOrdersToClient(c, 0, 0,
-						new ServerOrder(0, "FileChunk",
+						new ServerOrder("FileChunk",
 							FieldSaver.Save(chunk).Nodes.WriteToString()).Serialize());
 				}
 
@@ -350,12 +350,12 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 		static void SendChatTo(Connection conn, string text)
 		{
 			DispatchOrdersToClient(conn, 0, 0,
-				new ServerOrder(-1, "Chat", text).Serialize());
+				new ServerOrder("Chat", text).Serialize());
 		}
 
 		static void SendChat(Connection asConn, string text)
 		{
-			DispatchOrders(null, 0, new ServerOrder(-1, "Chat", text).Serialize());
+			DispatchOrders(null, 0, new ServerOrder("Chat", text).Serialize());
 		}
 
 		static void InterpretServerOrder(Connection conn, ServerOrder so)
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 							Console.WriteLine("All players are ready. Starting the game!");
 							GameStarted = true;
 							DispatchOrders(null, 0,
-								new ServerOrder(0, "StartGame", "").Serialize());
+								new ServerOrder("StartGame", "").Serialize());
 						}
 					}
 					break;
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 			clientData["GlobalSettings"] = FieldSaver.Save(lobbyInfo.GlobalSettings);
 
 			DispatchOrders(null, 0,
-				new ServerOrder(0, "SyncInfo", clientData.WriteToString()).Serialize());
+				new ServerOrder("SyncInfo", clientData.WriteToString()).Serialize());
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Server/ServerOrder.cs b/OpenRA.Server/ServerOrder.cs
index 6e11eb43cd..218828288f 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Server/ServerOrder.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Server/ServerOrder.cs
@@ -5,13 +5,11 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 {
 	class ServerOrder
 	{
-		public readonly int PlayerId;
 		public readonly string Name;
 		public readonly string Data;
 
-		public ServerOrder(int playerId, string name, string data)
+		public ServerOrder(string name, string data)
 		{
-			PlayerId = playerId;
 			Name = name;
 			Data = data;
 		}
@@ -27,11 +25,10 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 
 				case 0xfe:
 					{
-						var playerID = r.ReadInt32();
 						var name = r.ReadString();
 						var data = r.ReadString();
 
-						return new ServerOrder(playerID, name, data);
+						return new ServerOrder(name, data);
 					}
 
 				default:
@@ -45,7 +42,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 			var bw = new BinaryWriter(ms);
 
 			bw.Write((byte)0xfe);
-			bw.Write(PlayerId);
 			bw.Write(Name);
 			bw.Write(Data);
 			return ms.ToArray();
diff --git a/OpenRa.FileFormats/ProtocolVersion.cs b/OpenRa.FileFormats/ProtocolVersion.cs
index 8d0eef523c..24f01240a8 100644
--- a/OpenRa.FileFormats/ProtocolVersion.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.FileFormats/ProtocolVersion.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ namespace OpenRa.FileFormats
 	public static class ProtocolVersion
 	{
 		// you *must* increment this whenever you make an incompatible protocol change
-		public static readonly int Version = 1;
+		public static readonly int Version = 2;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Network/Order.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Network/Order.cs
index 9a29e14327..be0f16eab8 100755
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Network/Order.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Network/Order.cs
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ namespace OpenRa
 				var ret = new MemoryStream();
 				var w = new BinaryWriter(ret);
 				w.Write((byte)0xfe);
-				w.Write(Subject == null ? uint.MaxValue : (uint)Player.Index);
 				w.Write(OrderString);
 				w.Write(TargetString);
 				return ret.ToArray();
@@ -109,13 +108,10 @@ namespace OpenRa
 
 				case 0xfe:
 					{
-						var playerID = r.ReadUInt32();
 						var name = r.ReadString();
 						var data = r.ReadString();
 
-						var player = (playerID == uint.MaxValue) ? null : LookupPlayer( world, playerID ).PlayerActor;
-
-						return new Order( name, player, data ) { IsImmediate = true };
+						return new Order( name, null, data ) { IsImmediate = true };
 					}
 
 				default:
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Network/UnitOrders.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Network/UnitOrders.cs
index d951986b81..7c356487f1 100755
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Network/UnitOrders.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Network/UnitOrders.cs
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ namespace OpenRa.Network
 
 			default:
 				{
-					foreach (var t in order.Subject.traits.WithInterface<IResolveOrder>())
-						t.ResolveOrder(order.Subject, order);
+					if( !order.IsImmediate )
+						foreach (var t in order.Subject.traits.WithInterface<IResolveOrder>())
+							t.ResolveOrder(order.Subject, order);
 					break;
 				}
 			}